You mentioned snooker cues having brass ferules. Recently most of the top pros have moved to titanium ferules in an attempt to reduce deflection (it's the first time I've really heard low deflection cues discussed in snooker).

The first time I went to a 9 ball tournament I was shocked when I saw the ref brushing tables between matches. Coming from a snooker/English pool background I'd always been taught you brush the table with the nap of the cloth. Then I see a guy brushing the cloth in a circular motion, thought the ref was an absolute idiot that was going to ruin playing conditions until somebody explained to me it was a napless cloth. I always considered the nap of the cloth when potting into side/middle pockets (for some reason it was more noticeable then than other shots), but never realised the effect it had on playing with side until I watched this video. I always avoided side on a snooker/English pool table as much as I could as I often missed, think I just discovered why!

You mentioned players holding the flat part of the snooker cue so it is at the top. That's what I always did and felt most natural. But 7 time world champion Stephen Hendry has mentioned on his youtube channel he held the flat bit sideways and I think a few other pros have mentioned doing the same (idea feels alien to me).

Noticed someone else has posted a thread with Ko Pin Yi discussing the difference between Hey Pool and American pool tables. Feel like they cover quite a lot of similar ground to your video.

Anyhow enjoyed this video and could have done with the terminology lessons when I started watching 9 ball. Most of the terminology differences I don't really have a preference between the English or U.S version, but I can never get used to you guys calling the middle pockets the side pockets, to me it makes no sense. If I'm looking from the short rail/top or bottom of the table, then there are 3 pockets on one side and 3 pockets on the other. If I'm looking from the side then the only pockets that aren't on the side are the 2 you are calling the side pocket. Will die on the hill middle pocket is better terminology than side pocket. Do like you calling cannons caroms though, sounds more classy

Anyhow enjoyed the video.

Looks like it has been recently discovered.

garczar said:

sounds like a frathouse drinking game, i'll pass.

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Done got old?

DieselPete said:

OK, the nature of the thread is this:

Describe something that you think could or should be a rule for tournament play (as unlikely as it may be), and why. Reply to others (but we already know their post will probably not be a rule, so don't beat them on the head).

I'll start:

Jump cues should only be allowed on the shot following the break (regardless of who broke), AND in the first shot while coming to the table. You can jump your way out of a safety that was set on you. You cannot use the jump cue after your first shot in an inning, so if you hook yourself, too bad; you have to use your playing cue (with no modifications, meaning you can't unscrew it or shorten it).

Reason:

Jump cues are not going away. The sponsors sell cues. The sponsors want to sell jump cues. But I think if you hook yourself, there should be a harsher penalty than jumping your way out.

OK, what do you have for us?

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If the breaker makes a ball, he must pushout. If he does not make a ball on the break, the opponent has the option to push out.

I’m sure the situation someone will come up with the obvious way of why it won’t work

garczar said:

was droppin acid mandatory to be in this thread??? some delusional shit.

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Should be a tournament entry rule